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March! It’s the betwixt and between month that finds us past the worst of the winter season, hopefully, and not yet in the best of the spring season. In his book, Great Expectations, Charles Dickens said it this way: “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” Indeed! This is also the month of “the March Break” for elementary and high school students, St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness College Basketball and the celebration of Easter. It is the month when spring flowers and robins start reappearing, as do our snowbird friends. In March, on the first full day of spring, the Probus Club meets at its usual time and place. See you there!
~ Jane Van Patter
Our own Tilly will present to us "The wonder that was India" particularly "The Indus Valley Civilization" because 2024 is the Centenary of it being first announced to the world by the British archaeologist Sir John Marshall, who had worked on it for 20 years!
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Celebration of Life
We have received a note from John Butt that Ruth’s celebration will be held on June 15 from 2-5 at the John Deere Pavillion on the grounds of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. A formal announcement will be made in the Sentinel Review, but he asked that we share this information with you now.
Special Events Coming soon:
SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, June 19. High tea/luncheon at South Gate Centre. $40. Details to follow soon.
This Month Greeters:
Greeters: Anne Sawtell and Deb Adams
General Meeting: Wednesday, March 20 at 10 AM at South Gate Centre
Getting to Know You: Shirley McRitchie
Speaker: The Unexpected Life of Mayor “Hurricane Hazel” McCallion (1921-2023)
When she died at the age of 101 in January 2023, former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion was mourned across Canada and honoured in a State funeral.
Born to humble roots on the Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Hazel lived an inspiring and unexpected life – from playing Women’s Pro Hockey to being one of Canada’s longest running Mayors to surviving scandals.
We welcome Annemarie Hagan, former Manager of the Museums of Mississauga, for this exploration of Mayor Hazel’s surprising life and legacies.
Jerry Klage’s Laws of Nature:
1. Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee.
2. Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
3. Law of Probability- The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
4. Law of Random Numbers - If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always answers.
5. Supermarket Law - As soon as you get in the smallest line, the cashier will have to call for help.
6. Variation Law -If you change lines, the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now.
7. Law of the Bath - When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.
8. Law of Close Encounters - The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.
9. Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.
10. Law of Biomechanics - The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
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